Ghanaian legend and current Black Stars coach Charles Akonnor was naturally disappointed to have lost 1-0 to Bafana Bafana in their World Cup qualifying tie played at the FNB Stadium on Monday evening. But the writing had been on the wall lately that Bafana Bafana were slowly turning the tide against the Ghanaians as they matched...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) in agreement with the Zambian government gave the Football Association of Zambia permission to allow spectators at their upcoming Qatar FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifier against Tunisia at home on September 7. According to Soka25east.com, following successful negotiations with the Zambian Department of Health, permission was granted to allow at...
A showdown is looming between the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and both UEFA over the refusal of the European organization to release African players for national duty in defiance of FIFA despite the fact that this weekend’s upcoming fixtures are sanctioned by the world controlling body. The long road to Qatar, postponed last year due...
The draw of this year’s Pan-African club competitions released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday afternoon is best described as a total shoot-out between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Debutants AmaZulu will take a short trip to Blantyre to face Nyasa Big Bullets in the preliminary round of the...
By Linda Dlamini Top eSwatini Premier League side Moneni Pirates took advantage of March being the International Women’s month by appointing the first ever woman as the club’s CEO. Pirates Director Nqobizitha Mlilo, a Zimbabwean advocate based in South Africa, announced this week that Nqobile Sthole would henceforth become the club’s CEO, making her the first...
BY LINDA DLAMINI MBABANE – The debate raging within the Kingdom of Eswatini is whether the longest serving incumbent President Adam “Bomber” Mtsetfwa should stand for the upcoming National Football Association elections for the presidential seat where he is facing his toughest competition in challenger Dr Comfort Shongwe. The elections are expected to be held at the...
Ahmad Ahmad reclaimed his position as President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in dramatic fashion on Friday evening when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland upheld his appeal which he filed urgently when FIFA banned him from all football activities for five years late last year. Ahmad was found guilty of...
A coalition pressure group of expatriate Mauritanians living in Europe and across the United States have written a scathing letter to the Confederation of African Football which could jeopardize Ahmed Yahya’s CAF Presidential ambitions. Yahya, South African Patrice Motsepe, Cote d’Ivoire’s Jacques Anouma and Senegal’s Augustin Senghor are all vying for the supreme post after incumbent...
On a day that South African billionaire and Mamelodi Sundowns owner Patrice Motsepe announced his candidature for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Presidency, the organization also released the fixtures for the continent’s premier club competitions. Motsepe announced his ambitions of challenging incumbent Ahmad Ahmad, whom many believe would be forced to step down by FIFA...
The 2020 DStv Premiership is about to get underway in less than a fortnight and while Kaizer Chiefs wait anxiously for the outcome of their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for a decision, Zambian side Nkana recently received good news from the CAS who lifted their player transfer ban. FIFA imposed a player transfer ban...
